Luluba Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luluba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luluba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Luluba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Luluba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Luluba (Marathi: लूलूबा) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Luluba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luluba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luluba live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Luluba is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 65 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 35 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Luluba occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luluwa832,528/
Luliba83114/
Lulubo8313/
Luluva833/
Liluba832/
Luluwai7714/
Luluwah774/
Hlulube771/
Lilubai771/
Luluvai771/
Lilubhai717/
Loulouwa713/
Loloba6794/
Luluwo6717/
Luluve679/
Lolubo675/
Louloubou672/
Lulobe671/
Liliba671/
Hlolubi621/
Loloubi621/
Lilibai621/
Loulouwo571/
Lulloway570/
Loluwa50584/
Lolobo50108/
Loloby5025/
Lolobi5023/
Lilibo502/
Lolobe501/

Luluba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luluba in the Marathi language
लूलूबाluluba50
लुलुबाluluba50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luluba
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